Tedd Arnold is a children's book writer and illustrator. He has written over 50 books, and he has won the "Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor" for his book "Hi! Fly Guy!". He currently lives in Elmira, New York

Elmira, New York

Elmira is a city in Chemung County, New York, USA. It is the principal city of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses Chemung County, New York. The population was 29,200 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Chemung County.The City of Elmira is located in...

, United States

United States

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. He worked as a commercial illustrator before beginning his career writing children's books. Arnold met his wife, Carol, while living in Florida. Carol, a former kindergarten teacher, encouraged him to write and illustrate children's books. His sons, Walter and William, served as the inspiration for some of his characters and stories.

His writing and art is in the style of Calvin and Hobbes

Calvin and Hobbes

Calvin and Hobbes is a syndicated daily comic strip that was written and illustrated by American cartoonist Bill Watterson, and syndicated from November 18, 1985, to December 31, 1995. It follows the humorous antics of Calvin, a precocious and adventurous six-year-old boy, and Hobbes, his...

 mixed with The Far Side

The Far Side

The Far Side is a popular single-panel comic created by Gary Larson and syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate, which ran from January 1, 1980, to January 1, 1995. Its surrealistic humor is often based on uncomfortable social situations, improbable events, an anthropomorphic view of the world,...

, and a bit of Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss

Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American writer, poet, and cartoonist most widely known for his children's books written under the pen names Dr. Seuss, Theo LeSieg and, in one case, Rosetta Stone....

.

Novels for older teens

• Rat Life (Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel, 2008)

Children's books written and illustrated by Tedd Arnold

• Parts
  Parts (book)
  Parts is children's book written and illustrated by Tedd Arnold. It was first published in 1997. Written in rhyme with cartoon-like watercolor illustrations, Parts is the first in Arnold's trilogy on the theme of body parts. It was followed by More Parts in 2001 and Even More Parts in 2004...
  
  
• More Parts
• Even More Parts

• Hi! Fly Guy
• Super Fly Guy
• Shoo, Fly Guy
• There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Fly Guy
• Fly High, Fly Guy
• Hooray for Fly Guy
• I Spy Fly Guy"
• Fly Guy Meets Fly Girl
• Buzz Boy and Fly Guy (Cartwheel Books (September 1, 2010)) ISBN 978-0545222747
• Fly Guy vs. the Flyswatter
• Huggly Goes to School
• Huggly's Big Mess
• Huggly Gets Dressed
• Huggly's Pizza
• Huggly's Trip to the Beach
• Huggly's Snow Day
• Huggly Goes Camping
• Huggly Takes a Bath
• Huggly's Halloween
• Huggly's Thanksgiving Parade
• Huggly and the Toy Monster
• Huggly's Christmas
• Huggly's Sleep Over
• Huggly's Valentines

• Bialosky's Bedside Books collection of the following books
• Bialosky's Bedtime
• Bialosky's House
• Bialosky's Bumblebees
• Bialosky's Big Mess

• The Simple People
• No More Water in the Tub!
• The Signmaker's Assistant
• Five Ugly Monsters
• Green Wilma
• Catalina Magdalena Hoopensteiner Wallendiner Hogan Logan Bogan Was Her Name
• The Twin Princes
• No Jumping on the Bed!
  No Jumping On the Bed!
  No Jumping on the Bed! is a children's book written and illustrated by Tedd Arnold. Published in 1987, it marked the first of the many children's books that Arnold was to both write and illustrate...
  
  
• My First Drawing Book
• I'm Falling to Bits
• My First Play House
• My First Play Town
• Sounds
• Opposites
• Actions
• Colors
• Ollie Forgot
• Mother Goose's Words of Wit and Wisdom

Illustrator, or collaboration only

• Axle Annie and the Speed Grump by Robin Pulver
• Lasso Lou and Cowboy McCoy by Barbara Larmon Failing
• My Dog Never Says Please by Suzanne Williams
• Giant Children by Brod Bagert
• My Working Mom
• Looking for Zebra: Hotel Zoo: Happy Hunting from A to Z by Ron Atlas
• Inside a House That Is Haunted by Alyssa Capucilli
• Tracks by David Galef
• My First Gamebook by Katy Dobbs
• My First Baking Book by Rena Coyle
• My First Computer Book by David Schiller, David Rosenbloom
• My First Camera Book by Anne Kostick
• Inside a Zoo in the City by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, and Alyssa Satin Capucilli
• The Roly Poly Spider by Jill Sardegna
• Inside a Barn in the Country: A Rebus Read-Along Story by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
• Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? Harry Bliss, David Catrow, Marla Frazee, Jerry Pinkney, Chris Raschka, Judy Schachner, David Shannon, Mo Willems Jon Agee
• Dinosaur Dig: Cooperative Game-In-A Book by Liza Schafer, Vincent Ceci, Jacqueline Swensen
• Guy Write For Guys Read by Jon Scieszka

External links

• Author's official homepage